Donation is a great idea for those who want the tax deduction. NPR and others are certainly worthy causes but don’t forget that there are non-profits in the caving community too. A few years ago Bat Conservation International was looking for donations of old cars. I don’t know if NSS and TCMA are interested, but they are potential options too. Of course, NCKRI is a non-profit and if anyone is interested in donating a car, other property, or funds to support our programs and growth, we would greatly welcome that and you should contact me directly.
George ******************** George Veni, PhD Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org<mailto:gv...@nckri.org> www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org> From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Diana Tomchick via Texascavers Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 09:53 To: Cave Tex <texascavers@texascavers.com> Cc: Diana Tomchick <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] semi-final Road-Trip report I second the idea of auto donation. Many years ago I had a 4-door sedan that was in need of $1,500 (probably more) in repairs, but would only be worth about $1,500 once I fixed it, and it was 13 years old. Time to get a new, more reliable set of wheels, and I had no time or inclination to try to sell the auto on my own, especially since I figured it was only worth about $500 as a “parts car". So I donated it to the Salvation Army (they have a big training center right across the street from where I work). It was so easy, they sent a flatbed truck to my house and hauled it away, and they even took care of the transfer of the title. About 6 months later I got a phone call from someone at the Salvation Army telling me they had sold it at auction for $1,500 and they would send me the information so I could use it as a tax deduction. It was a win-win all the way around (except maybe for the person that bought it at auction!), Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) On Jun 27, 2017, at 8:01 PM, texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: David, Give your old car to NPR via the Vehicle Donation Program. They'll take anything, even cars that don't run, and get something for it. If you abandon the car in Mexico you'll end up on their shit list and be banned from bringing in a vehicle in the future. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net<mailto:mmin...@caver.net> On Tue, 27 Jun, 2017 at 1:01 PM, David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: I must get rid of my Camry as soon as I have other transportation.. Does anybody want to buy a beat-up abused Camry ? I plan to abandon it in Mexico in front of my niece's house in about 2 weeks and take the bus home. David Locklear _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today.
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